Kipling’s classic tale taken from the Just So Stories. When all the other animals become tame, the cat is reluctant to give up his independence. He devises a clever scheme to gain a seat by the fire and a saucer of cream without having to submit to man.

The definitive collection of traditional Celtic fairy tales. Joseph Jacobs' 1892 anthology of the most enduring folklore from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and Cornwall is a delight for both young and old. Leprechauns, giants, witches, princesses, castles, and sea monsters all abound in this compendium of the best mythology Britain and Ireland have to offer. Includes: 'Connla and the Fairy Maiden', 'Guleesh', 'The Field of Boliauns', 'The Horned Women', 'Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary', ...

A rich and varied anthology of inventive classic tales by some of the world's top storytellers.'A Deal in Ostriches' by H. G. Wells'The Scarecrow' by G. Ranger Wormser'Only a Dream' by H. Rider Haggard'The Magic Shop' by H. G. Wells'The Business of Madame Jahn' by Vincent O'Sullivan'The Old Portrait' by Hume Nisbet'The Yellow Globe' by Alexander W. Drake'The Last Trump' by Hugh Walpole'The White Cat' by W. W. Jacobs'The...

Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) was a prominent modernist writer of short fiction and a close associate of D. H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf.'Sixpence' is the story about Edwardian parents faced with a dilemma: whether or not to whip their misbehaving little son. Will corporal punishment hurt the parents or the child more?

A breathtaking collection of eighty classic short stories inspired by different locations, people and customs across the globe.AustraliaA Visit to Droughtland by Banjo PatersonThe Drover’s Wife by Henry LawsonHughey’s Dog by Banjo PatersonIn the Cattle Country by Banjo PatersonAn Error of Judgement by John BarryA Strange Goldfield by Guy BoothbyThe Dog by Banjo PatersonThe Downfall of Mulligans by B...

A creepy collection of 50 classic ghost, horror and mystery stories which will keep you up all night."The Well" by W. W. Jacobs"This Is All" by Barry Pain"The Beast with Five Fingers" by W. F .Harvey"The Reticence of Lady Anne" by Saki"The End of a Show" by Barry Pain"The Dabblers" by W. F. Harvey"The Room in the Tower" by E. F. Benson"August Heat" by W. F. Harvey"The Idiot" by Arnold Bennett...

Seven famous and sensational true crime stories retold by classic crime writers:Dr. Crippen, Lover and Poisoner by William Le QueuxThe Secret of the Moat Farm by Edgar WallaceThe Green Bicycle Mystery by Edgar JepsonLandru, the Bluebeard of France by William Le QueuxThe Murder on Yarmouth Sands by Edgar WallaceHerbert Armstrong, Poisoner by Edgar WallaceThe Battersea Flat Mystery by Edgar Jepson

A delightful and comprehensive collection of all the best known traditional children's rhymes.

A vintage collection of some of the greatest short stories ever written.The Fly by Katherine Mansfield, The Mezzotint by M. R. James, The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe, The Three Strangers by Thomas Hardy, The Jew’s Beech Tree by Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, Tobermory by Saki, The Lady or the Tiger by Frank Stockton, B24 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy, The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, The Finest Story in the World by Rudyard Kipling, Cannibalism in the Ca...

The Tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table are of Celtic origin. It is believed that King Arthur lived in the sixth century, just after the Romans withdrew from Britain. Minstrels and storytellers travelled through the land in the centuries after this, telling tales of chivalry and heroism, and the legends of King Arthur grew up across Britain and parts of Europe.Andrew Lang's collection of Arthurian legends is one of the most complete and comprehensive ever writte...

A gripping collection of over 50 of the greatest short stories written by great British writers."The Missing Years" by Barry Pain"His Brother's Keeper" by W. W. Jacobs"A Madman's Manuscript" by Charles Dickens"The House of Cobwebs" by Barry Pain"Old Fags" by Stacy Aumonier"A Long-Ago Affair" by John Galsworthy"August Heat" by W. F. Harvey"The Dabblers" by W. F. Harvey"Rose Rose" by Barry Pain...

"The Mysterious Card" by Cleveland Moffett"The Card Unveiled" by Cleveland Moffett"The Problem of the Five Marks" by Melville Davisson Post"A Terribly Strange Bed" by Wilkie Collins"The Gold Bug" by Edgar Allan Poe"Who Killed Charlie Winpole" by Ernest Bramah"The Comedy at Fountain Cottage" by Ernest Bramah"The Secret of the Smoked Spectacles" by William Le Queux"The Hair" by A. J. Alan"The Haun...